On Wednesday, Chief Minister of Telangana K. Chandrasekhar Rao made an official announcement that the new Secretariat complex will be built at the Bison Polo Ground.
The CM also added Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given permission for the new building as well.
KCR was quoted saying, “We asked land for expansion of road from Paradise to the Outer Ring Road connecting Rajiv Rahadari. We asked for 60 acres of defense land from Paradise to Secunderabad Club. Along with the road expansion that will lead to Rajiv Rahadari which is the lifeline for North Telangana, we will build a new Secretariat and Legislative Assembly complex.”
The Chief Minister was questioned regarding the citizen’s apprehension towards losing an open sports ground, to which he responded, “There are nearly 500 acres dedicated for sports grounds and facilities and most of them are not being used for sports. In fact, Gachibowli indoor stadium is being used for hosting weddings.”
This move was put into action after KCR met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley last month.
After KCR’s 20 minute conversation with the Prime Minister, he reported the Centre had come to the conclusion of transferring defense lands to the State. The land will be used to construct flyovers as part of the Strategic Road Development Programme (SRDP.)
The SRDP is a plan made by the state to decongest the traffic in Hyderabad. It will work towards building multi layer flyovers over 20 junctions.
